Grammar & Usage Review Test 1 Part A Part B

Grammar Practice In this article, some of the verbs are incorrect. Decide if the underlined verbs are correct. The first two have been done for you. P.62

P.62 The Olympics (1) had changed the lives of has changed many people in China. For security guard Z. Zhang, the final burst of fireworks over the Bird’s Nest Stadium for the closing ceremony (2) pointed him towards a new career. The 19-year-old Henan native came to Beijing (3) found a job before the Games got underway. (1) _____________ (2) _____________ (3) _____________ has changed  to find P.62

P.62 ‘I wanted to do something for the Olympics,’ Zhang said. As he (4) is a security guard for years before he came to the capital, he tried (5) to look for the same kind of job. ‘I thought I might (6) made some contacts during the Games, which would help me (7) finding a good job after the Games were over.’ (4) _____________ (5) _____________ (6) _____________ (7) _____________ had been  make find/to find P.62

P.62 Zhang (8) has left secondary school in 2006. left To earn a living, he (9) took a job as a security guard. He decided (10) being a volunteer for the Olympics. ‘It (11) is hard work being a volunteer,’ Zhang concluded, ‘but it was worth it. For one thing, I (12) have met many foreigners and I was able to (13) practising my English.’ (8) _____________ (9) _____________ (10) ____________ (11) ____________ (12) ____________ (13) ____________ left  to be was met practise P.62

P.62 After the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the smiling Olympic volunteers are no longer around. Security on the streets and subway stations is also not as tight. ‘But the real change is not something you can (14) see,’ said Zhang. ‘The real change is in the way people (15) think.’ (14) ____________ (15) ____________ Teacher’s notes   P.62

Read the following news report, then fill in each blank in the conversation between Linda and Carol with ONE word. The first one has been done for you. P.63

T P.63 wo firemen died in the line of duty while saving residents trapped in a blaze at Cornwall Court in Mong Kok. The Fire Services Department is investigating why they died from apparent smoke inhalation, even though both were wearing full protection gear. Days after the blaze, colleagues of the deceased and members of the public were still visiting the scene of the fire to pay tribute to them. Many were in tears while burning incense and paying their respects. ‘They sacrificed themselves to save people,’ a 15-year-old Secondary 3 student said. ‘They are true heroes,’ a man named Tsui said. ‘They will live on in our memories.’ ■ T P.63

P.63 Linda Where are you going, Carol? Carol I’m (1) Alex at Mong Kok at six. Linda Are you (2) shopping? Carol No, we’re going to Cornwall Court, the building where a fire (3) out last Sunday. Linda Why? Do you know someone who (4) there? (1) ____________ (2) ____________ (3) ____________ (4) ____________ meeting going broke Teacher’s notes lives P.63 NEWS REPORT

P.63 Carol No, we’re going there to pay tribute (5) ____________ (6) ____________ (7) ____________ Carol No, we’re going there to pay tribute to the two firemen who lost their (5) while leading people from the burning building (6) safety? Linda Can I come (7) you? Carol Of course. lives Teacher’s notes to with P.63 NEWS REPORT

P.63 Linda You know RTHK had a call from a (8) ____________ (9) ____________ Linda You know RTHK had a call from a resident of the building. She tearfully recounted how the two firemen (8) her and her mother (9) the burning building. The firemen gave them their oxygen masks and as a result, lost their lives. rescued from P.63 NEWS REPORT

P.63 Carol Yes. Other survivors also told (10) ____________ (11) ____________ Carol Yes. Other survivors also told reporters that the firefighters who (10) to their rescue shared their oxygen masks with them. Those brave firefighters (11) our deepest respect. came deserve P.63 NEWS REPORT

P.63 Linda They certainly do. I read in the (12) ____________ (13) ____________ (14) ____________ Linda They certainly do. I read in the newspaper that the Fire Services Department and the government will (12) funerals with full honours for the two men, and they will be (13) at Gallant Garden. Carol It’s good that so many people have come to the site of the tragedy to (14) their last respects. hold buried pay P.63 NEWS REPORT